ტყჳვი

Old Georgian

Alternative forms
  • ტყჳვაჲ (ṭq̇wivay)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭq̇wi-. Akin to Mingrelian ტყვია (ṭq̇via), Svan ტყუ̂ი (ṭq̇ûi), ტყუ̂იჲ (ṭq̇ûiy).[1]

Noun

ტყჳვი • (ṭq̇wivi)

  1. lead (metal, chemical element), tin (metal), plumbum (chemical element)
    Synonym: ბრპენი (brṗeni)

Descendants
  • ⇒ Georgian: ტყვია (ṭq̇via)

References
  1. Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 413

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ტყჳვი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 416
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